Social Work and Social Policy

A comprehensive overview of domestic and global social welfare policy Written by a team of renowned social policy experts sharing their unique perspectives on global and U.S. social welfare policy issues, Social Work and Social Policy helps social workers consider key issues that face policymakers, elected officials, and agency administrators in order to develop policies that are both fair and just. Designed as a foundational social welfare policy text, this important book meets the Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS). Encouraging readers' critical thinking on various issues, each chapter begins with an overarching question and "e;what if"e; scenarios, and ends with a set of suggested key terms, online resources, and discussion questions. Recognizing that policy work requires practitioners to be as fully versed as possible with the issue at hand, Social Work and Social Policy thoroughly explores: Social welfare policy as a form of social justice The evolution of the American welfare state Human security and the welfare of societies Social policy from a global perspective Challenges for social policies in Asia Welfare reform and the need for social empathy The U.S. Patriot Act and its implications for the social work profession Human rights and emerging social media Compelling and broad in scope, Social Work and Social Policy is an indispensable text for students and a valuable resource for practitioners concerned with creating social policy and governmental action guided by justice for all.

A comprehensive overview of domestic and global socialwelfare policyWritten by a team of renowned social policy experts sharingtheir unique perspectives on global and U.S. social welfare policyissues, Social Work and Social Policy helps social workersconsider key issues that face policymakers, elected officials, andagency administrators in order to develop policies that are bothfair and just.Designed as a foundational social welfare policy text, thisimportant book meets the Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE)Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS).Encouraging readers' critical thinking on various issues, eachchapter begins with an overarching question and "what if"scenarios, and ends with a set of suggested key terms, onlineresources, and discussion questions.Recognizing that policy work requires practitioners to be asfully versed as possible with the issue at hand, Social Work andSocial Policy thoroughly explores:* Social welfare policy as a form of social justice* The evolution of the American welfare state* Human security and the welfare of societies* Social policy from a global perspective* Challenges for social policies in Asia* Welfare reform and the need for social empathy* The U.S. Patriot Act and its implications for the social workprofession* Human rights and emerging social mediaCompelling and broad in scope, Social Work and SocialPolicy is an indispensable text for students and a valuableresource for practitioners concerned with creating social policyand governmental action guided by justice for all.

Chapter 1 Social Welfare Policy as a Form of Social JusticeIra ColbyChapter 2 Reconceptualizing The Evolution of the AmericanWelfare StateBruce JanssonChapter 3 Human Security and the Welfare Of SocietiesJody WilliamsChapter 4 Social Policy from a Global PerspectiveRobin Sakina MamaChapter 5 Social Justice for Marginalized andDisadvantaged Groups: Issues and Challenges for Social Policies inAsiaJoseph Kin Fun KwokChapter 6: Welfare Reform: The Need for Social EmpathyElizabeth A. SegalChapter 7: Not by the Numbers Alone: The Effects ofEconomic and Demographic Changes on Social PolicyMichael ReischChapter 8: The U.S. Patriot Act: Implications for theSocial Work ProfessionStan StojkovicChapter 9: Social Justice in a World of Anywhere Access?Paul R. Raffoul